"Was I in the wrong cinema?"
"Did I get the correct ticket and time for Man of Steel?"
Those were the questions I asked myself when I was greeted by the presence of Russel Crowe on the big screen. We were 15 minutes late for the 2:50 pm screening and I did not read any print or online write up on this latest installment of Superman (my favorite superhero of all time, fyi).
More surprises came: Kevin Costner as Jonathan, Diane Lane as Martha, Amy Adams as Lois (I find her too sweet and damsel-in-distress-ish for the role though), Laurence Fishburne as Perry. However, Jimmy Olsen went missing.
Twists from the stories that I grew up with: Superman and Lois' first kiss happened at the latter's apartment and not on a warzone, Jonathan died of a heart attack and not for playing hero during a twister to mention a few.
Storyline? If you ask me, Man of Steel answered the questions on: How Kal-el ended up on earth? Why is Jor-El able to communicate with his adult son when he is already dead? (something I read from Siegel and Shuster's book eons ago) Why is Zod so evil? What does the phantom zone look like? How did Zod get to earth (he did in Christopher Reeve's Superman)? Where did Superman go when he left Metropolis?
"Did I get the correct ticket and time for Man of Steel?"
Those were the questions I asked myself when I was greeted by the presence of Russel Crowe on the big screen. We were 15 minutes late for the 2:50 pm screening and I did not read any print or online write up on this latest installment of Superman (my favorite superhero of all time, fyi).
More surprises came: Kevin Costner as Jonathan, Diane Lane as Martha, Amy Adams as Lois (I find her too sweet and damsel-in-distress-ish for the role though), Laurence Fishburne as Perry. However, Jimmy Olsen went missing.
Twists from the stories that I grew up with: Superman and Lois' first kiss happened at the latter's apartment and not on a warzone, Jonathan died of a heart attack and not for playing hero during a twister to mention a few.
Storyline? If you ask me, Man of Steel answered the questions on: How Kal-el ended up on earth? Why is Jor-El able to communicate with his adult son when he is already dead? (something I read from Siegel and Shuster's book eons ago) Why is Zod so evil? What does the phantom zone look like? How did Zod get to earth (he did in Christopher Reeve's Superman)? Where did Superman go when he left Metropolis?
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